Enter your search query in the box below.

Highgate Center Vermont Map

Explore Highgate Center, Vermont, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Highgate Center, Vermont

How to Use This Highgate Center, Vermont Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Highgate Center, Vermont. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Vermont or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Highgate Center.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Highgate Center
State	Vermont (VT)
County	Franklin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	44.938932
Longitude	-73.043464
Population	361
Density	209.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	05459
Area Code	802
County Seat	St. Albans
School District	Missisquoi Valley School District 89

🌦 Goto Highgate Center Weather Page: Highgate Center, Vermont — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Highgate Center, Vermont

Highgate Center is a locality in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. It is a small community with a population of 361. The population density is 209.9 people per km². Highgate Center is located at 44.9389°N, 73.0435°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 05459.

Highgate Center occupies a broad, arable expanse where the Missisquoi River carves a deliberate, winding path through the northern Vermont landscape. It lies 31.2 miles north of Essex Junction, VT (from Essex Junction, VT: bearing 6°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north-northeast of St. Albans. Albans. The earth here holds the heavy, dark moisture of the river valley, supporting wide fields that catch the slanting, pale light of late afternoon, casting long shadows that stretch toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Green Mountains. Highgate Falls punctuates the silence of the river’s progress with a persistent, percussive rush of water over stone, a sound that defines the local atmosphere as much as the stillness of the air. Just a short distance away, the quiet surface of Cutler Pond mirrors the sky, serving as a calm, glassy counterpoint to the agitation of the nearby riverbed.

Agricultural tradition remains the marrow of the local economy, with dairy barns and silos standing as weathered sentinels against the horizon, echoing a history of labor rooted in the soil. Residents move with a measured, deliberate pace, mindful of the cycle of seasons that dictates the rhythm of the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail, which draws those seeking a quiet passage through the woods and fields. While the Saint Albans Municipal Forest lies further afield, the character of Highgate Center is defined by these immediate, tangible features—the persistence of the river, the steady industry of the farms, and the way the evening mist settles into the lowlands to soften the edges of the day. The identity of the place is not found in grand spectacles, but in the enduring, quiet gravity of a land that has been worked by generations, where the water and the field continue to dictate the terms of life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (Local Recreation) — 2.6 mi, 245° SW
Rock River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 335° NW
Swanton Fit & Healthy Path (Local Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 246° SW
Swanton Recreation Commission (Local Park) — 4.1 mi, 245° SW
Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.1 mi, 296° NW · 15k acres
Veteran’s Memorial (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 249° W
Sheldon School Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 125° SE
Maquam Bay Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 255° W
Missisquoi Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 4.7 mi, 297° NW · 599 acres
Highgate State Park (State Park) — 5.1 mi, 335° NW
Maquam Bog Rna (Research Natural Area) — 6.1 mi, 278° W
Shad Island Rna (Research Natural Area) — 6.5 mi, 317° NW
Lake Carmi State Park (State Park) — 7.7 mi, 082° E
Wolf Monument (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 189° S
Bataille d'Eccles Hill (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 051° NE
Saint Albans Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 192° S
Champ sea serpent (Public Artwork) — 10.2 mi, 209° SW
East Fairfield Covered Bridge (Viewpoint) — 13.8 mi, 140° SE
President Arthur Birthplace Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 122° SE
Pelots Point Nature Area (Nature Reserve) — 15.3 mi, 238° SW
Isle La Motte Historical Society (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 248° W
Milton Artists' Guild (Gallery) — 22.0 mi, 190° S
Bryan Memorial Gallery (Arts Centre) — 22.8 mi, 152° SE
Poland Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 150° SE
Cambridge Historical Society (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 152° SE
Burned Down Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 25.4 mi, 121° SE
Champlain Theatre (Theatre) — 26.2 mi, 231° SW
Vermonts Mountain View Tours (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 141° SE
Clips & Reels Movie Theater (Cinema) — 26.4 mi, 091° E
Journey's End (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 138° SE

Latest News: Highgate Center

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News